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- Title: Wilson V. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 06, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
Description
In this case, an older salaried worker raises claims that his employer, which was forced by economic factors to eliminate jobs and streamline operations, improperly elected to retain younger middle management personnel over older workers. The plaintiff-appellant, Ival S. Wilson, brought suit against his former employer, the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company ("Firestone"), alleging breach of contract and age discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment for Firestone on Wilson's pendent state law breach of contract claim, and following a jury trial, granted Firestone's motion for a directed verdict on the state and federal age discrimination claims. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.